American Standard Version
Job 41:21
21His breath kindleth coals,And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.
Job 41:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His breath kindles coals, and a flame comes forth from his mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes out of his mouth.
Context of Job 41:21
19Out of his mouth go burning torches, And sparks of fire leap forth. 20Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes. His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth. 22In his neck abideth strength, And terror danceth before him. 23The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.
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נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 41:21
- Psalms 18:8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
- Isaiah 30:33For a Topheth is prepared of old; yea, for the king it is made ready; he hath made it deep and large; the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.
- Habakkuk 3:5Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Commentaries on Job 41:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21His breath kindleth coals - It seems to be a flame, and to set on fire all around it. So Hesiod, “Theog.” i. 319, describing the creation of the Chimera, speaks of it as ́ ̓́ ͂ pneousan amaimaketon pur unquenchable fire,” So Virgil, “Georg.” ii. 140: Haec loca non tauri spirantes naribus ignem Invertere. “Bulls breathing fire these furrows ne‘er have known.” Warton A similar phrase is found in a sublime description of the anger of the Almighty, in Psalm…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. kindleth coals--poetical imagery (Psa 18:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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